I've been on GW main page and did some dig-up on the price tag that Faction will have, now I live in Canada and from what i've seen the game will cost 70$, now why would an expension cost more than the main game at its launch. I hope that the 70$ is for the collector box and not the basic one, or is that the price for the pre-order version ???
Even tho i'm a big fan of GuildWars...i'm not sure i'd want to spend 70$ on an expension, especially when there's nothing in the box beside the game cd and a booklet.
If someone got an answer to this please tell me
GuildWars Faction price tag
shinsengumi-sama
chris_nin00
Firstly,
Guild Wars Factions is not an expansion pack. It is a stand alone game. So it gets a stand alone game price, 50 dollars.
And is there an exhange rate for Canadian money?
Guild Wars Factions is not an expansion pack. It is a stand alone game. So it gets a stand alone game price, 50 dollars.
And is there an exhange rate for Canadian money?
dargon
the $70 is the US price, in Canadian thats approx $82, and yes Factions is a standalone game that can act as an expansion to the original. It has the same amount or more content than the original and thus the same price.
stickyballs
Factions is like $49.99 unless you are getting the CE.
CE = Collector's Edition.
CE = Collector's Edition.
Phaern Majes
I preordered my game for 50$ at Best Buy... although I don't recommend them cause you don't get the preorder package, just the game when it releases.
Hockster
EB Games in Canada is selling the preorders for $75.00. A complete total ripoff. There's no indication whatsoever if the pre pack is CE, SE, or anything.
Mandy Memory
I went to Best Buy and preordered...and got a preorder package....
Its all where you go...and $70 is the CE
Its all where you go...and $70 is the CE
Hockster
For those of you in the US, it doesn't matter what you paid.
aeroclown
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Originally Posted by shinsengumi-sama
I've been on GW main page and did some dig-up on the price tag that Faction will have, now I live in Canada and from what i've seen the game will cost 70$, now why would an expension cost more than the main game at its launch. I hope that the 70$ is for the collector box and not the basic one, or is that the price for the pre-order version ???
Even tho i'm a big fan of GuildWars...i'm not sure i'd want to spend 70$ on an expension, especially when there's nothing in the box beside the game cd and a booklet. If someone got an answer to this please tell me |
Lord Cooper
£39 in england for the CE 
Miss Lanae
44 at amazon...
shinsengumi-sama
To answer one of the question the change rate is 0.853097 $ can for 1$ us. And its 1.1722 Us dollar for 1$ canadian.
Now i didnt know that Faction was a stand alone game...but a 70$ price tag for Canada well...a bit expensive especially here in Quebec
Quebec : 70$ *.1450 % in tax = around 80.15$
The rest of Canada : 70$ * 7% ( i think its 7% ) = around 75 $
Us price : 49.99 * 1.1722 ( Us doller change rate ) = 58.60$ canadian
i've seen a few tag price from us and uk your the lucky one, not here...well not me...oh well i'll wait and see.
And sorry if i get out of GW topic, but Oblivion from Bethsoft cost less and its twice as big.
I hope that for 70$ Faction will have a lot of stuff.
I'm sorry if i'm a bit direct and all, please know that i'm not aiming this at anyone.
Now i didnt know that Faction was a stand alone game...but a 70$ price tag for Canada well...a bit expensive especially here in Quebec
Quebec : 70$ *.1450 % in tax = around 80.15$
The rest of Canada : 70$ * 7% ( i think its 7% ) = around 75 $
Us price : 49.99 * 1.1722 ( Us doller change rate ) = 58.60$ canadian
i've seen a few tag price from us and uk your the lucky one, not here...well not me...oh well i'll wait and see.
And sorry if i get out of GW topic, but Oblivion from Bethsoft cost less and its twice as big.
I hope that for 70$ Faction will have a lot of stuff.
I'm sorry if i'm a bit direct and all, please know that i'm not aiming this at anyone.
Opeth11
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Quebec : 70$ *.1450 % in tax = around 80.15$
The rest of Canada : 70$ * 7% ( i think its 7% ) = around 75 $ |
That basically puts everything at around 14.5% tax for each province on average.
Oh, and Alberta doesn't have any PST. Long live the oil dealing machines.
Eugaet
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Originally Posted by Mandy Memory
I went to Best Buy and preordered...and got a preorder package....
Its all where you go...and $70 is the CE |
Ole Man Bourbon
I paid 10 bucks for the preorder at Best Buy. I assumed that Factions would then cost me 10 bucks less when released. Am I correct?
wheel
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Originally Posted by Opeth11
Don't forget the GST!
That basically puts everything at around 14.5% tax for each province on average. |
Loviatar
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I paid 10 bucks for the preorder at Best Buy. I assumed that Factions would then cost me 10 bucks less when released. Am I correct?
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keep your receipt
Ole Man Bourbon
Receipt's gone, that sucks. Surely I didn't pay 10 bucks for a couple of stupid useless items? BTW this was x2.
Zelick
i pre orderd and in michigan at least its 49,99 for factions and 59.99 for Collectoers edition and thats what i pre orderd
Zelick
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Receipt's gone, that sucks. Surely I didn't pay 10 bucks for a couple of stupid useless items? BTW this was x2.
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Loviatar
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Originally Posted by Ole Man Bourbon
Receipt's gone, that sucks. Surely I didn't pay 10 bucks for a couple of stupid useless items? BTW this was x2.
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after all the preorder does not cost the store anything
chris_nin00
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take the dvd in with you and they might accept that as proof of purchase.
after all the preorder does not cost the store anything |
CE seems reasonably priced because you get 3 slots instead of 2. Plus all the other cool stuff. And you get the big box
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Loviatar
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I'll have to agree with Loviatar. Any form of the preorder you brought should be some sort of proof of purchase. Good luck on getting that $10 off.
CE seems reasonably priced because you get 3 slots instead of 2. Plus all the other cool stuff. And you get the big box . |
please tell me that is a bad joke on the extra slot because Gaile and the official GW site have confirmend there is no extra key
chris_nin00
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please tell me that is a bad joke on the extra slot because Gaile and the official GW site have confirmend there is no extra key |
Sorry about that... My sources(friends) are bad. I'm still getting CE though
Justafyme
Exchange rates aside...(whooo go Canadian dollar....worth more than Canadian tire money again...hehe) The $69.99 price tag appears to be for the regular version..not the ce...that's at future shop...bestbuy and ebgames. I believe (and this is just a theory of mine)..that the price of factions is higher than prophecies..because prophecies was the first game and they weren't sure of how well it would sell...and having seen the numbers on that they decided to charge an extra $10...knowing that the vast majority of us would be buying the 2nd game in order to not be "left behind" and to stay on a level playing field...there is no Anet bashing here..so do not accuse me of such. It's a standard marketing procedure and I don't fault them for it. ....Though I will confess I was slightly "shocked" when I saw the price tag for the first time. Then again...my theory could be completely wrong....as I don't know if it's also $10 more in the US and Europe for Factions than it was for Prophecies.
Loviatar
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The $69.99 price tag appears to be for the regular version..not the ce...that's at future shop...bestbuy and ebgames. .
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i preordered the CEfor 69.99and the regular is 49.99 checking several places
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http://www.gamestop.com/search.asp?s...ons&platform=0
Justafyme
Interesting...and I'll take your word for it...but when I asked at the above listed locations, I was told that was the price for the standard not the ce....I shall have to do some more investigating.
Phaern Majes
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Originally Posted by Mandy Memory
I went to Best Buy and preordered...and got a preorder package....
Its all where you go...and $70 is the CE |
darkMishkin
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April Fools
Sorry about that... My sources(friends) are bad. I'm still getting CE though |
Kerrick??
I'm personally going to chalk this up to another case of mistaken identity with a wag of the finger towards Canadian dealers in particular. Here's my reasoning...
Taking into account that game dealers in general are slightly stupid when it comes to knowing anything about one game specifically.. spider sense tells me that the OP was told pre-exchange price for the CE - most likely the US list price gotten from either Anet itself or the website.
i'm also guessing that the stores Justafyme spoke to were a bit confused as well.. but he's still investigating that.
If this is the case.. then the prices look like this with today's exchange rate before any taxes..
US Regular: $49.99
US CE: $69.99
CAN Regular: $58.04Cdn
CAN CE: $81.28Cdn
UK Regular: £28.75
UK CR: £40.25
soo.. with the exception of any serious price gouging by Canadian dealers (which you coudn't blame Anet for), this is the theory I'd put my money on, if I was a betting man.
Taking into account that game dealers in general are slightly stupid when it comes to knowing anything about one game specifically.. spider sense tells me that the OP was told pre-exchange price for the CE - most likely the US list price gotten from either Anet itself or the website.
i'm also guessing that the stores Justafyme spoke to were a bit confused as well.. but he's still investigating that.
If this is the case.. then the prices look like this with today's exchange rate before any taxes..
US Regular: $49.99
US CE: $69.99
CAN Regular: $58.04Cdn
CAN CE: $81.28Cdn
UK Regular: £28.75
UK CR: £40.25
soo.. with the exception of any serious price gouging by Canadian dealers (which you coudn't blame Anet for), this is the theory I'd put my money on, if I was a betting man.
BiggDunc
well
i break it down into hours played vs money spent
first gw: 50 bux... 2000 hours
you do the math... but its pennies!
i break it down into hours played vs money spent
first gw: 50 bux... 2000 hours
you do the math... but its pennies!
Stig Figger
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If this is the case.. then the prices look like this with today's exchange rate before any taxes..
US Regular: $49.99 US CE: $69.99 CAN Regular: $58.04Cdn CAN CE: $81.28Cdn UK Regular: £28.75 UK CR: £40.25 soo.. with the exception of any serious price gauging by Canadian dealers (which you coudn't blame Anet for), this is the theory I'd put my money on, if I was a betting man. |
Also, none of these Canadian retailers is yet offering the Collector's Edition! So I have no idea what it would cost here. EBGames doesn't have an exclusive .ca site --- they show Regular and CE versions in US dollars but don't mention if CE will even be available in Canadian stores, let alone what either version would cost.
/lament
Kerrick??
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Regular is selling for $69.99CAN from all on-line retailers (Future Shop.ca, Best Buy.ca, Amazon.ca).
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http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASI...634911-0740311
and while i've had no experience with Future Shop.. buying games at Best Buy is, in my opinion, a poor choice to begin with. It's really just hard to believe that retailers would mark up the price as much as $20 when prices in both the US and UK remain the same.. but there you have it I guess. My suggestion is to either email you retailer of choice and ask about where the extra money goes.. and if it's not Child's Play or the Red Cross than maybe you should look somewhere else.
SaucE
I am in New Brunswick, Canada... game is $69.95 + Tax. WHich is well worth it. I payed about the same for CH1 and have played it for over 1100 hours. I think it is well worth the money.